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John Gill's Exposition on Job 29:1

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Moreover, Job continued his parable, etc.] Or “added to take [it] up” f1023, that is, he took it up again, and went on with his discourse; he made a pause for awhile, waiting to observe whether any of his three friends would return an answer to what he had said; but perceiving they were not inclined to make any reply, he began again, and gave an account of his former life, in order to show that he was far from being the wicked man, or being so accounted by others, as his friends had represented him: and said; as follows.
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